Unrelenting Osaka soars past Cornet in the 2nd round of the Gippsland Trophy. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – MELBOURNE RESULTS

GIPPSLAND TROPHY - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Osaka blitzes Cornet to compete against Katie Boulter in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Naomi Osaka Beats Cornet

Naomi Osaka routs Alize Cornet 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Tuesday after playing a good match to play Katie Boulter in the 3rd round.

I was nervous

Naomi didn’t play a single match since she won the US Open for more than 4 months. After the match, she admitted that she was nervous to comment:

“Actually I was nervous the entire match. There were moments where it was less and there were moments where it was more, but I felt like I was really, really nervous just going, like walking onto the court.

Even until the very last point, I think I was just thinking — I don’t know, the first match you come back and especially in a Grand Slam environment, it’s definitely very hard.”

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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Osaka commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Cornet in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Naomi managed to boost her lead after breaking the French player in the 3rd (3-0) game before winning the set (6-2).

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Naomi won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the score from 0-0 to 4-0.

They played 46 points. The Japanese was the winner of the set after clinching 10 points more than Cornet (28-18). Naomi surrendered 10 points on serve (19-10). On the other side, Cornet conceded 9 points on serve (8-9).

2nd Set -
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The Japanese in this set was much more effective than Alize and without many problems she won 6-2 after breaking the French player in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Naomi won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to convert the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

Osaka was perfect in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 15-40) and the 5th game (3-1 30-40). On the other side, Alize was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th (1-4 40-A) and the 8th game (2-5 40-A).

They contested 56 points. Osaka was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Alize (32-24). Naomi dropped 13 points on serve (22-13). on the other side of the court, the French player conceded 10 points on serve (11-10).

The Japanese added to her prize money $ 1,250 after conquering this match. She has won already $ 5,500 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Japanese will add $ 3,270 to her earnings to get in total $ 8,770 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Osaka
Cornet
Naomi Osaka
6-2 6-2
1h:11
Alize Cornet
60
60
Total points
43
43
24
24
Winners
12
12
40%
40%
Ratio Winners
28%
28%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
52%
52%
1st in
55%
55%
71%
71%
1st won
57%
57%
24/34
24/34
1st won
12/21
12/21
55%
55%
2nd won
41%
41%
17/31
17/31
2nd won
7/17
7/17
-- Break Points --
4/4
4/4
Total
0/2
0/2
100%
100%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Naomi scored 60 points vs. Cornet’s 43.

The Japanese was great in converting all the break points (4/4). On the other side, Alize wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/2). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this match, the head to head between Osaka and Cornet is 1-0 for Naomi.

Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Alize Cornet Gippsland Trophy – Melbourne

Osaka’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Naomi Osaka vs. Katie Boulter – stats

Osaka will square off with Boulter in the 3rd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Naomi Osaka and Katie Boulter square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Osaka won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in London back in 2018.

Naomi Osaka Draw info

 

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